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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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